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Theophrastus, Ancient Greek, C18th Grand Tour Classical antique engraving print

1741

About the Item

''Teofrasto' (Theophrastus) Copper-line engraving by Silvestro Pomarede after Giovanni Domenico Campiglia. Plate number top right corner of image. Giovanni Domenico Campiglia (1692–1768) was an Italian painter and engraver from Florence, active under the patronage of the House of Medici. Illustration of an Ancient Greek marble bust from 'Musei Capitolini', a series of engravings showing the sculpture of the Capitoline Museum in Rome. Theophrastus , a Greek native of Eresos in Lesbos, was a philosopher and the successor to Aristotle in the Peripatetic school. 225mm by 160mm (platemark) 420mm by 270mm (sheet)
  • Creation Year:
    1741
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 16.54 in (42 cm)Width: 10.63 in (27 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • After:
    Giovanni Domenico Campiglia (1692 - 1768)
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Small mark lower left corner of the sheet.
  • Gallery Location:
    Melbourne, AU
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1244210791712
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